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title: Title 31, Chapter 2A. Department of Public Health
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date: 2025
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heading: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
title_heading: HEALTH
section_count: 45
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# Title 31, Chapter 2A. Department of Public Health

Title 31. Health

45 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 31-2A-1, Board of Public Health created; membership; transfer from Board of Community Health, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-1.md
- 31-2A-2, Department of Public Health created; transfer of powers, functions, and duties; commissioner; divisions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-2.md
- 31-2A-3, Department of Public Health successor to certain rules, regulations, procedures, orders, rights, interests, and obligations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-3.md
- 31-2A-4, Powers and duties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-4.md
- 31-2A-5, Office of Women’s Health; duties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-5.md
- 31-2A-6, Rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-6.md
- 31-2A-7, Background checks for employees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-7.md
- 31-2A-8, Receipt and administration of federal and other funds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-8.md
- 31-2A-9, Studies and surveys of programs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-9.md
- 31-2A-10, Venue of actions against department or board, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-10.md
- 31-2A-11, Standards for sewage management systems, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-11.md
- 31-2A-12, Georgia Commission on Maternal and Infant Health; composition, membership, duties, and responsibilities, active (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-12.md
- 31-2A-13, Diabetes coordinator; central repository for data related to prevention and treatment of diabetes, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-13.md
- 31-2A-14, Georgia Diabetes Control Grant Program; advisory committee; administration of authorized grant programs; grant criteria, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-14.md
- 31-2A-15, Additional duties of commissioner; authority to convene expert panels and consult with experts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-15.md
- 31-2A-16, Maternal Mortality Review Committee established; membership; duties; records; confidentiality, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-16.md
- 31-2A-17, Alzheimer’s Disease Registry established; purpose; procedures; rules and regulations; confidentiality of data, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-17.md
- 31-2A-18, Low THC Oil Patient Registry; registration cards; reports; waiver forms; annual review and recommendations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-18.md
- 31-2A-19, Pilot program for home visitation during pregnancy and early childhood; reporting; funding requirement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-19.md
- 31-2A-20, Accessibility to opioid antagonists in government buildings and courthouses; guidelines and training; limitations on liability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-20.md
- 31-2A-30, Legislative authority, reserved (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-30.md
- 31-2A-31, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-31.md
- 31-2A-32, Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting Grant Program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-32.md
- 31-2A-33, Administration and duties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-33.md
- 31-2A-34, Services funded by program, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-34.md
- 31-2A-35, Grants, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-35.md
- 31-2A-36, Criteria for grant consideration, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-36.md
- 31-2A-37, Record maintenance and reporting, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-37.md
- 31-2A-38, Confidentiality, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-38.md
- 31-2A-39, Annual audit, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-39.md
- 31-2A-40, Annual report, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-40.md
- 31-2A-41, Acceptance of donations, contributions, and gifts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-41.md
- 31-2A-50, Legislative findings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-50.md
- 31-2A-51, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-51.md
- 31-2A-52, Approval as designated perinatal facility; establishing criteria for levels of maternal and neonatal care, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-52.md
- 31-2A-53, Application process; review and redesignation of facilities; failure to comply with criteria, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-53.md
- 31-2A-54, Listing of designated facilities; self-assessment tool, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-54.md
- 31-2A-55, Provisions are not medical care; individualized care and treatment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-55.md
- 31-2A-56, Advertisement prohibited unless designated by department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-56.md
- 31-2A-57, Regulatory authority, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-57.md
- 31-2A-70, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-70.md
- 31-2A-71, Establishment; membership; operation; provision of services; budget request, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-71.md
- 31-2A-72, Notifications to the department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-72.md
- 31-2A-73, Presentation of plans and funding, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-73.md
- 31-2A-74, Rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/31-2A-74.md